mother_wit (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *mother wit*:
NOUN	cognition	mother wit, common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense	sound practical judgment

English > *mother wit*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	sound practical judgment.
Synonyms	common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense
Narrower	logic	reasoned and reasonable judgment
	nous	common sense
	road sense	Good judgment in avoiding / avoiding trouble or accidents on the road
Broader	sagacity, sagaciousness, judgment, judgement, discernment	The mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
Spanish	sensatez, sentido común, sentido
Catalan	sentit comú, sentit, seny

HyperDic: mother_wit